DeMar DeRozan went for 29 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists, and Zach LaVine scored 23 points, grabbed eight rebounds, and dished eight assists to lead the Chicago Bulls (30-17) past the Toronto Raptors (23-23) 111-105 (31-27, 36-23, 24-32, 20-23) Wednesday night in Chicago.
DeRozan set the tone against his former team, shooting 8 of 14 in the first half as the Bulls built a 67-50 lead by intermission.
Chicago leveraged a 68-46 scoring advantage in the paint to lead most of the way, but Toronto battled back to pull ahead 103-102 with 3:11 remaining.
Player of the Game | |
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Nikola Vucevic | |
Points | 17 |
Accuracy | 8-11 |
Rebounds | 15 |
Assists | 8 |
Gary Trent Jr. scored 32 points for a second consecutive game to lead Toronto and shot 6 of 10 from the 3-point line.
On the last attempt of his 11-of-22 shooting night, Trent pulled the Raptors to within two at 107-105 with 2:03 to play but was ejected when he received his second technical foul of the night.
LaVine made the ensuing technical-foul free throw, and after Nikola Vucevic grabbed his game-high 15th rebound, Vucevic hit a 3-pointer to put the game away. He added 17 points and passed for eight assists.
Javonte Green added 12 points on 6-of-9 shooting and grabbed six rebounds for the Bulls, and Coby White finished with nine points off the bench. Troy Brown Jr. chipped in another eight, including 2-of-3 3-point shooting, in reserve.
Wednesday marked Chicago's 24th game this season in which both DeRozan and LaVine scored at least 20 points.
OG Anunoby scored 23 points on 10-of-15 shooting from the floor for Toronto, including 3 of 7 from beyond the arc. Scottie Barnes added 16 points, seven assists and five rebounds.
Pascal Siakam snared seven rebounds and matched Barnes' team-high seven assists, but shot just 3 of 12 from the floor en route to 12 points. Chris Boucher added nine points to lead Toronto's reserves in scoring.
Raptors: Gary Trent 32 (5/12 2PT, 6/10 3PT), OG Anunoby 23 (7/8 2PT, 3/7 3PT, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK), Scottie Barnes 16 (6/8 2PT, 5 REB, 7 AST), Pascal Siakam 12 (3/12 2PT, 6/9 FT, 7 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL).
Bulls: DeMar DeRozan 29 (10/15 2PT, 6/7 FT, 7 REB, 7 ATS, 4 TO), Zach LaVine 23 (8/11 2PT, 1/5 3PT, 8 REB, 8 AST), Nikola Vucevic 17 (7/9 2PT, 15 REB, 8 AST, 4 TO), Javonte Green 12 (6/7 2PT, 6 REB).
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